Research group IBON said that a wage hike towards a family living wage is a more than fair 50-50 split of profits between employers and Filipino workers. The group said that a meaningful wage hike is urgent for nominal wages to keep up with the rising cost of living. IBON stressed that raising...
By VICTOR BATONGBAKALPinoy Weekly Nagprotesta sa harap ng head office ng Maynilad sa Quezon City ang mga consumer group nitong Hulyo 12 dahil sa anunsiyong malawakang water service interruption sa Cavite, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, Maynila at ilang parte ng Quezon...
By SHERWIN DE VERAwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — Indigenous and human rights groups condemned the terrorist designation of four Igorot activists in the Cordillera by the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) just over a month after beating a rebellion case filed against them. In...
Many provinces in Luzon are likely to experience dry spells, Mindanao will experience dry conditions, while Camarines Norte and Southern Leyte provinces will be vulnerable to drought.
Research group IBON said that the administration cannot claim “favorable labor market performance” because net job creation is overwhelmingly composed of part-time workers and of self-employed and other informal workers.
Sa pinakabagong inaprubahang wage increase sa NCR, nasa P610 na ang minimum na sahod. Ngunit dumadaing pa rin ang maraming manggagawang minimum ang sinasahod dahil sa patuloy na pagsirit ng presyo ng mga bilihin at serbisyo.
By JULIA THERESA SORIANOPinoy Weekly Isinusulong ngayon sa Kamara ang panukalang naglalayong isama sa kurikulum sa mga paaralan ang pag-aaral sa buhay at sakripisyo ng comfort women na biktima ng pang-aabuso ng mga sundalong Hapon noong Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig....
Frank’s life would be better used in peace-work and dialogue, rather than have him languishing behind bars’
There is a pattern of disrespect to the rights of the human rights defenders accused of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses in Southern Luzon, human rights lawyers said on Friday, July 7.
The families of indigenous peoples’ rights advocates Dexter Capuyan and Gene Roz Jamil De Jesus, who disappeared more than two months ago, asked the Court of Appeals to order law enforcement authorities to surface their missing kin.
by Exequiel Agultopinoyweekly.net Ang ngalang Crispin B. Beltran ni minsan yata ay hindi man lang nahagip ng mga mata sa mga librong nabasa o nadinig sa mga pinasukang lektura sa eskuwela, sa alinmang baitang. Bagaman isinilang ako nang higit na maaga—taong 1999—kaysa...
By KIMBERLIE QUITASOLwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY— Innabuyog, an alliance of women’s groups in the Cordillera, has called on the government to ensure the safety of an indigenous woman rights defender amid growing concerns over her continuous red-tagging. In a statement,...
The year-old Ferdinand Marcos Jr. government continues to implement anti-environment projects that cause displacement and other disastrous impacts of climate change, an environmental group told the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, Switzerland.